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“One Nation” NYers Rally on Wall Street
Sep. 02, 2010

The New York campaign to bring hundreds of thousands to the 10-2-10 One Nation rally in Washington, D.C. kicked off on Sept. 1 with a mid-day rally at the Federal Building in lower Manhattan.

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Meeting for North General Workers on Sept. 16
Sep. 02, 2010

On Thursday Sept. 16 from 12:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. in Marcus Garvey Park, located at E. 122 St. and Madison Ave. in Manhattan, there will be an informational meeting for employees of North General Hospital.

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Worker's Letter Published in Baltimore Sun
Sep. 02, 2010

The Baltimore Sun recently published a letter to the editor from Kim McCray, a hospital worker and leader in the Heart of Baltimore campaign.

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10-2-10: “We Can’t Not Be There”
Sep. 01, 2010

Lawrence Brooks is a food service worker at the Jewish Home of Central New York in Syracuse. He’s also a delegate, a peace activist, the single father of three teenaged daughters. And now he’s helping to recruit 1199ers for what he sees as a singularly vital event for working people – the 10-2-10 demonstration in Washington, D.C on October 2.

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1199SEIU Holds One Nation Kickoff And Health Fair
Aug. 31, 2010

On Sunday, August 22, 1199SEIU members held a community cookout to kick off the One Nation movement here in Massachusetts. Held at Boston’s Carson Beach, the cookout offered free food to the community as well as other health resources for attendees.

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An Open Letter on 10-2-10 to My 1199SEIU Sisters and Brothers
Aug. 31, 2010

I am proud to be a new leader and hopefully an effective voice of 1199SEIU. I thank the members for electing me to our newest Executive Council.

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One Nation Coalition Issues Call to Action
Aug. 31, 2010

The One Nation Coalition has issued a “Call to Action” for the 10-2-10 march and rally in Washington, D.C for jobs, justice and education for all.

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Former Kingsbridge Heights Nursing Home Owner Goes to Jail
Aug. 30, 2010

Helen Sieger, the former owner and operator of Kingsbridge Heights Nursing Home in the Bronx, where two hundred 1199 SEIU members held a strike for seven months in 2008, is facing grand larceny charges for allegedly bribing a hospital official in exchange for referrals to her nursing home.

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Eric Schneiderman Meets with Capital Region Members
Aug. 30, 2010

New York State Attorney General candidate Eric Schneiderman had a full schedule in the Capital Region last week that included a visit to 1199SEIU members and residents of the Good Samaritan Nursing Home in Delmar, and leading a “Justice on Main Street” roundtable at the Albany Public Library.

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Labor Communications Awards for Our Life And Times and www.1199seiu.org
Aug. 26, 2010

Our Life And Times, 1199SEIU’s magazine, and www.1199seiu.org, the Union’s website, together won five awards in this year’s media contest of the International Labor Communications Association (ILCA). Our Life and Times and www.1199seiu.org won awards in the following categories:

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